At-risk NHS workers told to put their health first amid coronavirus pandemic as volunteer doctor dies

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‘It is ethical for those doctors who would be harmed by contracting virus to refrain from treating patients with coronavirus, guidance says

Professor and activist Dr Kristin LawlerTom Smith and Laura Ross, with daughters Caroline, Elizabeth, and Abigail“Decision-making should not be disease specific” the recommendations state, adding “the presence or absence of Covid-19 should not be a limiting factor in treatment decisions.

 

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